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1. Reactions in which the breakdown of macromolecules to their simple precursors is called
Anabolism
Metabolism
Biosynthesis
Catabolism
2. Glycolysis is also known as
Calvin cycle
Citric acid cycle
TCA cycle
EMP pathway
3. The overall reaction of glucose oxidation is
C?H??O? + 6O? ? 6CO?+6H?O+2900 kJ energy
C?H??O? + 6O? ? 4CO?+8H?O+2900 kJ energy
C?H??O? + 4O? ? 6CO?+6H?O+2900 kJ energy
C?H??O? + 6O? ? 6CO?+4H?O+2900 kJ energy
4. In most organisms, oxidation needs the partipation of
Oxygen
Carboindioxide
Molecular Oxygen
Hydrogen
5. The most common respiratory substrate that involves in oxidation is
Protein
Lipid
Vitamin
Glucose
6. A large amount of free energy is liberated when high energy bonds of ATP are broken by
Glycolysis
Hydrolysis
Electrolysis
Photolysis
7. The scientist is not involved in glycolysis
Calvin
Embden
Meyerhoff
Parnas
8. Energy released during fermentation is
High
very high
Low
very low
9. The energy currency of the cell is
ADP
NADP
ATP
FADH?
10. The energy needed for living organisms is obtained by the oxidation of complex organic compounds by
Respiration
Transpiration
Anabolism
Biosynthesis
11. The step common to both aerobic and anaerobic respiration is
Glycolysis
Kreb�s cycle
Fermentation
Photolysis
12. The mitochondria plays a dominant role in
Reproduction
Synthesis of Carbohydrates
Digestion of proteins
Aerobic Respiration
13. The special carrier of free energy is
ADP
FAD
NAD
ATP
14. Aerobic respiration occurs in
Nucleus
Ribosome
Cytoplasm
Mitochodria
15. Anaerobic respiration is otherwise called as
oxidation
fermentation
glycolysis
external respiration
16. Number of stages involved in the oxidation of glucose molecule is
Two
Three
Four
Six
17. Respiration falls under
Anabolism
Biosynthesis
Catabolism
Metabolism
18. Aerobic respiration is carried out by
Plants
Animals
Yeast
Algal
19. Reactions involved in the synthesis of organic compounds from simple precursors is known as
Anabolism
Catabolism
Degradative reactions
Metabolism
20. This is not liberated during the oxidation of carbohydrate
Energy
Carboindioxide
Hydrogen
Water
21. The potential energy is transformed into kinetic energy by the plant by
Transpiration
Respiration
Photosynthesis
Reproduction
22. Conversion of pyruvic acid into either ethyl alcohol or lactic acid is called
Fermentation
Transpiration
Aerobic respiration
Oxidative phosphorylation
23. Glycolysis occurs in
Mitochondria
Cytoplasm
Protoplasts
Chloroplasts
24. The Co-enzymes which act as hydrogen carriers from respiratory substrate to electron transport chain are
ADP
FAD
NAD
FAD? and NAD?
25. Electron transport chain is also known as
Photo oxidation
Photophosphorylation
Oxidative phosphorylation
Cyclic Phosphorylation
26. .Biological Oxidation in which energy is extracted from organic compounds is
Transpiration
Respiration
Growth
Growth
27. .Number of steps involved in glycolysis
Two
Three
Four
Ten
28. The participation of molecular oxygen is required in
Anaerobic respiration
Fermentation
Aerobic respiration
Transpiration
29. The universal process is all organisms is
Kreb�s cycle
Oxidation of pyruvic acid
Glycolysis
Transpiration
30. Malate becomes oxaloacetate by the activity of the enzyme
Fumarase
Synthetase
Dehydrogenase
Aconitase
31. Number of ATP used in preparatory stage of glycolysis is
2
4
6
10
32. The process of conversion of glucose into pyruvic acid is
Cyclic photophosphorylation
Calvin cycle
Glycolysis
Non- photophosphorylation
33. At the end of glycolysis, each glucose molecule is formed into
One molecule of pyruvic acid
Two molecule of Pyruvic acid
Three molecule of pyruvic acid
Four molecule of pyruvic acid
34. 2-Phosphoglyceric acid is catalysed to form phosphoenol pyruvate by the enzyme
Aldolase
Enolase
Phosphoglyceric mutase
Phosphofrutokinase
35. Glucose is phosphorylated to glucose 6-phosphate in the presence of the enzymes
Enolase
Aldolase
Phosphoglucoisomerase
Hexokinase
36. The power house of the cell is
Cytoplasm
Chlroplasts
Mitochondria
Nucleus
37. Citric is converted to cis-aconitic acid and this reaction is catalysed by
Dehydrogenase
Fumarase
Synthetase
Aconitase
38. This is not a Kreb s cycle
Citric acid cycle
Calvin cycle
Tricarboxylic acid cycle
TCA cycle
39. Oxidation of pyruvic acid occurs only under this condition
Fermentation
Anaerobic
Aerobic
Both aerobic and anaerobic
40. Number of NADPH? formed at the end of glycolysis is
2
4
6
10
41. The organelle which plays a dominant role in respiration is
Ribosome
Endoplasmic reticulum
Chloroplast
Mitochondria
42. Fumaric acid is catalysed into malic acid by
Dehydrogenase
Fumarase
Synthetase
Aconitase
43. Phosphoenol Pyruvate is converted into Pyruvic acid by
Enolase
Aldolase
Pyruvic Kinase
Phosphoglyceric mutase
44. Flavoproteins and Cytochromes are arranged in the inner membranes of
Thylakoids
Plasma membrane
Ribosomes
Mitochondria
45. 1,3-bisphosphoglyceric acid is converted to 3-phosphoglyceric acid by the enzyme
Phosphofructokinase
Phosphoglucoisomerase
Phosphoglyceric Kinase
Phosphoglyceric mutare
46. The total number of ATP molecules formed from one glucose molecule after oxidation is
4
6
18
38
47. The number of ATP molecules generated by one FADH? is
2
3
4
8
48. Oxaloacetate reacts with acetyl CoA to form citric acid in the presence of an enzyme
Aconitase
Synthetase
Dehydrogenase
Fumarase
49. Acetly CoA is
2C compound
3C compound
4C compound
6C compound
50. .Succinic acid is converted to fumaric acid by
Dehydrogenase
Fumarase
Synthetase
Aconitase
51. Pyruvic acid is oxidized to acetly co-enzyme A in the
Cytoplasm
Nucleus
Mitochondria
Ribosome
52. Each NADPH? molecule generates
2 ATP molecules
3 ATP molecules
4 ATP molecules
6 ATP molecules
53. Glucose 6-phosphate is converted to fructose 6-phosphate by
Hexokinase
Phosphogluco isomerase
Phosphofructokinase
Aldolase
54. Total number of ATP formed in glycolysis are
Two
Three
Four
Thirty eight
55. Fructose 1 6-phosphate is cleaved into two 3-carbon compounds in the presence of an enzyme
Hexokinase
Aldolase
Phosphofructokinase
Phosphoglucoisomerase
56. Co-enzymes
always accompany enzymes
function only by addition of small molecules
function only in the presence of enzymes
are used to synthesize enzymes
57. Net gain of ATP in glycolysis is
10
6
4
2
58. 3-Phosphoglyceric acid is converted to 2-Phosphoglyceric acid by the enzyme
Phosphoglyceric mutase
Phosphofructokinase
Phosphoglyceric Kinase
Enolase
59. The overall net gain of FADPH? in oxidation of a glucose molecule is
2
4
6
10
60. Ganong s respiroscope experiment is to demonstrate that
O? is evolved during photosynthesis
CO? is necessary for photosynthesis
CO? is released during respiration
Light is necessary for photosynthesis
61. Solution used in the respiroscope experiment is
Iodine
Sucrose
Mercury
Caustic potash
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